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Show 1521 E 3900 S Ste 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 County Fair: 10 pages of coverage inside I Sports: High ll»!.,lnl,..ll,,l.i,l.,I.Mll.l.l.,l,l.ll Guardian of Your Community News entmel SERVING SPANISH FORK ^HL* SALEM • MAPLETON •WOODLAND HILLS • ELK RIDGE VOL. 4 / NO. 33 formerly The Spanish Fork News WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19,2009 50^ Clair Jones / The Sentinel WIND AND WAVES: The second annual Spanish Fork Wind Fest will be held at the Spanish Fork reservoir. Wind Fest set for Aug. 28-29 Marilyn Nielson STAFF WRITER kite, different from last year. And Kiteman Productions is just amazing — they tow The Spanish Fork Wind trains of kites behind them Fest will be returning for its on jet skis. You won't want second year this summer. to miss it." The event, which features Because of the ecoactivities, entertainment, nomic climate this year, and information on renew- Hansen said, the city will able and sustainable energy, not be providing any seedwill be held Aug. 28-29, ing money or city funds to 2009 near the mouth of run the Wind Fest. Instead, Spanish Fork Canyon. the event is run entirely on Elaine Hansen, special funds from sponsors and the events coordinator for Span- admission fees, which will ish Fork City, said the Wind be $5 per carload of people Fest was extremely popular for one day, or $7 for a twolast year, and promises to day pass. be even more so this year. "Another activity we're "Our two most popu- excited about is the Friday lar events last year were night luau on the reserthe children *s kite-making voir beach," Hansen said. workshop and the enter- "There will be a full luau tainment, Kiteman Produc- meal and Hawaiian entertions," Hansen said. "We tainment, and you can get have both things returning $1 off if you come in and this year, so we're really pre-purchase your tickets." excited. The kite-making activity will be showing See W I N D - A 8 the kids how to make a new Kay la Neves / The Sentinel LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Actors in "Anna's Letter" cross the Salem Pond bridge in a scene for the movie. Jen Allen STAFF WRITER this week. Fcom there the real work begins on editing, and adding sound and music. Then the big task of distribution If you've been driving around Salem over the past few weeks you may will take place. Although Henderhave noticed some interesting events shot is hoping for Disney to pick taking place around the pond and also up the flick, he has several other at Mark Emmick's house on Center distributors in mind that could also Street. Taylor Hendershot explained, grab the film. After all the work is "We were just driving around ... and complete, Hendershot hopes that if you've seen the house it has a very the film will be released in the beginning for 2010. Disney feel to it." The movie is a family flick that And a Disney feel is exactly what Hendershot was hoping for as he is grabbed Hendershot's attention with filming a movie. Although the proj- the original script. ect has not yet been picked up by "It's all about the script. It all Disney, he is hoping that the story starts there and that's the key," Henline along with the cinematography dershot said. will capture Disney's interest. His love of a good story came Thefilmdoesn't have afinalname from his father, Eric, who started out yet, but is working between two dif- in the film business as a script writferent ones. "The Letter" or "Anna's er. Hendershot let his father's work Letter" has been filming for the last bloom into his own passion for film. three weeks and will finish filming Although Hendershot is the producer and raised all the money for the film, he gives a lot of the credit to his father and mother. "They're the ones." he said. "They work as a team on everything." But a lot can be said about Salem and Utah County's role too. Hendershot explains that his time in Salem and Utah County has been wonderful. The film was initially supposed to be filmed in Michigan, but thanks to the Utah Film Commission, Hendershot and his crew were able to film here instead. "Dealing with the people in Utah County has been great. They're so hospitable and kind. The owner of the home, city officials and police department have been so great." Hendershot hopes to be able to film in Utah County again should another project come across his path. Until then, he is enjoying his time in Salem. American Legion Looking for B29 'City of Spanish Fork' presents awards Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF WRITER The American Legion is as patriotic as any group can possibly get, and even the decor at their annual steak fry held on Wednesday, Aug. 12 reflected that. The tables were red, the tablecloths were white, and the tarp providing shade was blue. After dining on a delicious meal of steak, corn on the cob, salad and fresh watermelon, the members of American Legion Post 68 presented awards. Wally Knuteson was presented an award from the American Legion Post 68 Auxiliary for his dedication and help to their fundraising efforts. Post 68 had hoped to honor Lt. Brandon Anderson for being selected Utah Law Enforcement Officer of 2009. Unfortunately, Anderson was unable to attend and will be honored at another meeting. "Last Monday I re-read the nomination letters for the past 15 recipients of the American Legion Medal of Merit/' said Post Com- mander John Williams. "Each recipient was selected for a different contribution, and number 16 and 17 are no different." The first Legionnaire to be presented the American Legion Medal of Merit was Ladd T. Abbott. Abbott was a member of the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from service in 1955. Abbott served as Post Commander in 1968, and has served as 1st Vice Commander and twice as 2nd Vice Commander. For the last 40 years he has served as a member of the Post Honor Guard, serving three terms as Sergeant-At-Arms for the rifle squad. ''After retiring in 1995, he found time to be devoted to the American Legion fulltime, with exception to his Tuesday golf games," said Legionnaire Steve Stone. Jerry E. Dunn was also presented the American Legion Medal of Merit. Dunn has been a member See AWARDS • A8 Christy Hardman STAFF WRITER John Pounds is on a mission tofinda photograph of his father's WWII plane, a B29 Bomber, named after Spanish Fork City. Pounds promised his father on his deathbed, in March of 1995, that he would place a photograph of his crew and the plane on his gravesite, but so far he's been unable to find one. John Pounds' father, Major Robert D. Pounds was a master sergeant on the City of Spanish Fork, Utah a.k.a. Heavenly Body K-35 SN 44-69997, which flew 21 missions. The crew won numerous air medals for their service. The captain of the City of Spanish Fork, Utah, was Colonel Foster Huff, who graduated from Spanish Fork High in 1938. He joined the Air Force after high school, and was stationed in Walker Air Force Base in Liberty, Kan., after which he went to Guam. Huff and his group were assigned a K37 plane, but Huff didn't feel good Courtesy photo CREW MEMBERS: Pictured here is the crew of the 811 who flew on the City of Spanish Fork, Utah during World War II. The group photo was taken in Cuba. about it. According to John Pounds, Huff declared it jinxed, and said he wanted another plane. "Colonel Huff expected others to function at their highest level, and he expected the same out of the aircraft he would captain," Pounds said. They were given a K29, and the crew came together to name it. They put some ideas for a name into a hat, and Colonel Huff drew out his own suggestion, Spanish Fork City, Utah. "Other planes were named after cities, like the St. Louis, Missouri, so when the name came out of the hat, the others said, 'Go for it,'" Pounds said. "Huff had a lot of respect for that town." Huff was a First Lieu- tenant at the time he captained the Spanish Fork, Utah. He retired in 1986 as a lieutenant colonel, and Major Robert D. Pounds retired in 1984. Huff died on Nov. 11,2005. Some of the awards Huff earned are the bronze oak leaf cluster, the Air Force outstanding unit See B29 * A8 |